Soper: US trip another test for Winston Peters' diplomacy
COMMENT: He's the puppeteer in the Beehive - nothing happens unless it's run past him.
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Provincial Growth Fund questions grow faster than trees
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Audrey Young: Why the euthanasia bill is not all it seemed
COMMENT: It's time to consider some extra safeguards on euthanasia bill.
Hosking: What happened to our economy? We all know the answer
Comment: Our economy an economy is running at 80kmh in a 100kmh zone.
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How will party leaders be voting as the End of Life Choice Bill comes back to parliament?
1000 Kiwi doctors sign letter against euthanasia
Canadian doctor says some patients hold champagne parties before she euthanizes them.
Claire Trevett's Beehive Diaries: The Speaker at 65, Bridges on slippery slope
Christopher Luxon may get the last laugh over Shane Jones yet.
NZ First turns sour on Westland Milk
NZ First is "deeply concerned" over conflict of interest allegations made about Westland.
Trevett: Labour's transparency drive is faltering
There are legitimate reasons to withhold information. Annoying the Opposition is not one.
Audrey Young: Ardern's most valued minister revealed
COMMENT: It has been a week in which the Government governed exceptionally well.
Winston says: Outlandish claims of our Deputy PM
Winston Peters gets away with things because most know to garnish them with salt.
Claire Trevett: Inside the fight between NZ First and the Greens
Winston Peters is not beyond claiming credit where credit is not due.
Nikki Kaye's report card: Education Minister gets a 'F'
High level of disappointment in sector due to unmet election promises, MP says.
Audrey Young: Jacinda Ardern's Cabinet reshuffle - what to expect
Prime Minister Ardern's reshuffle: Dead certs, probables and maybes.
Teachers vow to strike again if they don't get a better deal
Teachers take to the picket line, with some students also showing their support.
Teacher: 'I feel undervalued'
Divergent views on the strike from a teacher, a parent and an ex-charter school.
Budget set to fund school health services?
Child wellbeing will be central to the Budget - and it won't all be for teachers.
Audrey Young: 'If Ngaro jumps, he must resign'
COMMENT: Simon Bridges needs to set some conditions on Alfred Ngaro, writes Audrey Young.
Hosking: It's time to face facts. This government is not transformative
Comment: "I think Ardern might just be a retail politician."
Hosking: Aussie PM's miracle a lesson in good politics for NZ's Labour Party
Comment: Politics in the western world is won in the middle.
Letters: Suspect pursuits by police
Really, who was the biggest cowboy on our beach with children around?
Audrey Young: Parallels between Simon Bridges and Bill Shorten
There is one aspect of the Australian election that Simon Bridges wont be highlighting.
Audrey Young: Ardern's problems are a matter of constraint
COMMENT: From the success of Paris, Ardern gets back to some problematic ministers.
What's the buzz around Parliament? Claire Trevett reveals all
A recap of the highlights of the week in politics.
Is this the Government's most 'dangerous' minister?
Eugenie Sage's decision over Waihī mining is causing widespread anxiety.
Hosking: This country is in real economic bother ... not that anyone's telling us that
Comment: If there is a bright side it's Robertson, who at least understands red from black
Editorial: Takeover flurry raises questions about state of capital markets
EDITORIAL: Is the takeover flurry by overseas buyers an alarming trend or natural cycle?
Mike Hosking: NZ First's xenophobic crap is dangerous in government
COMMENT: The world is welcome, or at least should be. There is no alarming trend here.
Shane Jones: A minister 'on a political mission'
Shane Jones was interviewed today as part of the Auditor-General's review of the PGF.
Cannabis referendum tracking to pass despite decline, poll says
The nationwide survey was undertaken before the cannabis referendum was announced.
Mike Hosking: There's hope we can stop the legalisation of cannabis
Comment: What we vote on, and what will pass in Parliament, are two very different things.
Soper: Got the munchies? Cannabis referendum serves up dead rat for Greens
COMMENT: It's becoming a familiar taste for the Greens, swallowing dead rats.
Hosking: Why the Govt's drug reform plans are insane
Comment: 'Specifics aren't important. What's important is madness of what they're doing.'
Exclusive: Breakthrough on abortion reforms
NZ First gives go-ahead to abortion reform, but rejects referendum on MMP threshold.